Action as England lose wickets
Handscomb technique liability
Lyon, who has claimed more test wickets this year than any other bowler, continued his productive summer and regularly beat the bat.
Root, who was seven not out, was yet to bat at night in the game.
Anderson finished with figures of 5-43 from 22 overs, dismissing nightwatchman Lyon, Peter Handscomb and Starc as he continued a pinkball masterclass that started under lights on day three.
More people have attended the second Ashes battle between Australia and England than any other test match at the Adelaide Oval.
The Adelaide crowds for the test have, within four days, surpassed the oval’s previous test-best aggregate of 172,361 in Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Peter Handscomb’s technique is becoming a liability after another unconvincing Ashes performance.
Handscomb has looked out of sorts on his return to Australian soil after successful stints on the subcontinent and a dream start to his test career last summer. the infamous Bodyline test of 1933.
More than 22,000 spectators are in the oval yesterday, taking the aggregate to
The right-hander was out edging to the slips for 12 on day four of the pink-ball Ashes test. His previous nine innings in first-class cricket had yielded an average of 26.
Handscomb’s tendency to bat deep in the crease has left him vulnerable to being trapped lbw, and Vaughan questioned whether it was playing on his mind. more than 172,600. The opening day of the test attracted 55,317 spectators, a record for test cricket at the venue near the city centre.
“The one obvious thing is he has just lost trust in his game,” Vaughan said on the Nine Network.
“Not too sure what to do with his movements.
“One thing I would say to him, just try to keep the game simple. Make sure that you are still on the release of the ball. Bat out of your crease, don’t bat too far back.” — AAP
That number eclipsed the previous high of 50,962 who watched day one of the 1933 Bodyline test.